Example sentences of "he [modal v] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 3 October ‘ the King told the Prime Minister that he must at all costs find the solution himself , and His Majesty would refuse to accept his resignation . |
| 2 | Again , when the Irishman Scotus Eriugena , one of the two finest minds of the ninth century ( the other was Gottschalk , close student of Augustine 's works and initiator of the controversy on predestination ) , translated from Greek into Latin the Heavenly Hierarchy of Pseudo-Denis ( c .860 ) , he might at first sight have been engaged in something purely academic . |
| 3 | I 've never seen anybody who could play like he could at that age . |
| 4 | He has got tremendous vision and in midfield he can express himself that bit more than he could at right back . |
| 5 | The agreement provided that the piano would become the property of the customer on payment of all the instalments of rent but that he could at any time before then terminate the hiring by returning the piano to the dealer . |
| 6 | He could at any time have obtained for himself the beneficial enjoyment of the whole income . |
| 7 | Listen to him talk , as he will at any opportunity , and he 'll speak of ‘ independence and freedom ’ , not just ‘ independence ’ . |